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6 restaurants in the Korea on a Plate guide for late-night food in Hongdae, ranked Monthly 30 first and then by Google rating. Each has hours, a price per person and what to order.
In this guide: Mapo Somunnan Wonjo Jokbal, Phaedra, Gamnamujip Gisasikdang, Cheonghakdong Buchimgae, Mapo Jinjja Wonjo Choedaepo.
At a glance: Price per person ₩7,000–₩34,000 (middle ₩17,000). Average Google rating ★3.9. 6 of 6 are open late or 24 hours.
Updated 2026-10-05
| Restaurant | Area | Order | Per person | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mapo Somunnan Wonjo Jokbal | Hongdae | Jokbal · braised pig trotter, sliced to share | ₩34,000 | ★4.3 |
| Phaedra | Hongdae | Haejang-ramyeon · spicy clam and chili hangover ramyeon | ₩7,000 | ★4 |
| Gamnamujip Gisasikdang | Hongdae | Dwaeji-bulgogi · spicy grilled pork with rice | ₩13,000 | ★3.7 |
| Cheonghakdong Buchimgae | Hongdae | Modeum jeon · assorted savoury pancakes | ₩17,000 | ★3.5 |
| Mapo Jinjja Wonjo Choedaepo | Hongdae | Dwaeji-galbi · marinated pork ribs over charcoal | ₩19,000 | – |
| Donggyo Guksu Pocha | Hongdae | Janchi-guksu · thin noodles in warm anchovy broth | ₩7,000 | – |
마포소문난원조족발
₩34,000 per person
Hours Daily 07:00–24:00
One of the long-standing trotter shops in the jokbal alley inside Gongdeok Market, where several similar houses sit side by side. The pig trotter is braised, sliced and served warm with salted shrimp sauce, wrapping leaves and soup. It keeps unusually long hours for the style.
훼드라
₩7,000 per person
Open 24 hours
Open since the early 1970s a block from Yonsei and Ewha, this tiny diner earned its dish's nickname — "tear-gas ramyeon" — during the 1980s pro-democracy protests, when students ducking police tear gas would warm up here with a bowl hot enough to make their eyes water all over again. Old photos and graffiti from that era still line the walls, a rare surviving trace of Sinchon's student-movement history amid the neighborhood's newer chains and cafes.
감나무집기사식당
₩13,000 per person
Open 24 hours
A gisa sikdang, the kind of canteen built for taxi drivers, serving single-plate meals with rice, soup and side dishes around the clock. The pork bulgogi, cooked on a hot plate in a sweet and spicy marinade, is what most people order. It sits on the quieter northern edge of Yeonnam-dong.
Mapo Main Branch
청학동부침개
₩17,000 per person
Hours Sun–Mon 09:00–24:00; Tue–Sat 09:00–01:00
A two-floor pancake house in the Gongdeok Market jeon alley, the closest thing in the area to a street stall with proper seating. Fried items are laid out at the front and you can point at what you want or take the set assortment. The makgeolli list is long and cheap, and the kitchen runs to one in the morning most nights.
Main Branch
마포진짜원조최대포
₩19,000 per person
Hours Daily 11:00–22:50
A three-floor charcoal grill house descended from the Mapo pork restaurants that gave this district its reputation. The menu is marinated ribs, plain salted pork and skirt meat, all cooked over charcoal at the table. Staff handle most of the grilling.
동교국수포차
₩7,000 per person
Hours Mon–Sat 17:00–04:00
A late-opening noodle and boiled-meat place a minute from Hongik University Station exit 3, serving until four in the morning six nights a week. The noodles are cheap and plain; the larger plates of boiled beef knuckle and pork head are what the drinking tables order. The front folds open in warm weather.
In this guide: Mapo Somunnan Wonjo Jokbal, Phaedra, Gamnamujip Gisasikdang, Cheonghakdong Buchimgae, Mapo Jinjja Wonjo Choedaepo.
Phaedra, about ₩7,000 per person.
Mapo Somunnan Wonjo Jokbal: ★4.3 from 780 reviews.
Mapo Somunnan Wonjo Jokbal, Phaedra, Gamnamujip Gisasikdang, Cheonghakdong Buchimgae, Mapo Jinjja Wonjo Choedaepo, Donggyo Guksu Pocha.
Every place is in the Korea on a Plate guide, written by an editor who runs four restaurants in Seoul. The list is filtered from published hours, prices and tags; nobody pays to be listed.
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